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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 6123
2 NVQ level 5 228
3 Level 8 Diploma 5
4 Level 8 Certificate 3
5 Level 7 Diploma 6
6 Level 7 Certificate 2
7 Level 8 Award 1
8 First degree/foundation degree 10249
9 Other degree 560
10 NVQ level 4 505
11 Level 6 Diploma 5
12 Level 6 Certificate 5
13 Level 7 Award 1
14 Diploma in higher education 943
15 Level 5 Diploma 8
16 Level 5 Certificate 8
17 Level 6 Award 4
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2168
19 Teaching further education 112
20 Teaching secondary education 88
21 Teaching primary education 150
22 Teaching foundation stage 16
23 Teaching level not stated 45
24 Nursing etc 749
25 RSA higher diploma 36
26 Other higher education below degree 702
27 Level 4 Diploma 9
28 Level 4 Certificate 8
29 Level 5 Award 2
30 NVQ level 3 3034
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 43
32 Level 3 Diploma 61
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
34 International Baccalaureate 50
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 1
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 176
37 A-level or equivalent 4440
38 RSA advanced diploma 113
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1259
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 893
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 19
42 SCE higher or equivalent 482
43 Access qualifications 65
44 AS-level or equivalent 372
45 Trade apprenticeship 2385
46 Level 3 Certificate 33
47 Level 4 Award 0
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2259
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 87
51 RSA diploma 81
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 278
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 269
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 20
55 Level 2 Diploma 11
56 Level 2 Certificate 36
57 Scottish National Level 5 49
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 9614
59 Level 3 Award 4
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 218
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 7
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 7
64 Level 1 Diploma 3
65 Scottish National Level 4 9
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1448
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 14
68 SCOTVEC modules 2
69 RSA other 97
70 Scottish National Level 3 2
71 Scottish National below level 3 1
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 59
73 Level 1 Certificate 10
74 Level 2 Award 1
75 YT/YTP certificate 16
76 Key skills qualification 14
77 Basic skills qualification 188
78 Entry level qualification 50
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 3
81 Level 1 Award 5
82 Entry level Award 2
83 Other qualification 3359
84 No qualifications 5779
85 Don't know 828
-9 Does not apply 26696
-8 No answer 202
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2017
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly
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